Suicide among police officers has been prevalent in the Chicago Police Department recently after two officers died and a third is in grave condition.
Having served 16 years with the Chicago Police Department, just retiring in April, Nellum-Fane said the emotional stress of being a police officer has become extreme., and then we have to be real --the stress that our officers are under responding to calls -- person with a gun, person shot, domestic battery, child abuse, sexual assault," she said."I went through that dark period, facing depression, facing PTSD, facing post-traumatic stress. It was just too much.
"We can always do a better job of looking out for our brothers and sisters, and trying to pay attention to possible crisis moments that we can intervene," said FOP President John Catanzara. RELATED: Chicago's 22nd Police District hosts first-ever 'wellness fair' to help officers' mental health"I think that they have to be more creative and actually assign maybe counselors, social workers, whatever the case is, to actual districts," Nellum-Fane said."Today, the Chicago Police Department learned that an off-duty sergeant is in grave condition after suffering an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Serving as a police officer comes with difficult and dangerous work every day, yet everyday officers do everything they do to make this city safer for all. This selfless work does not come without sacrifice. Officers perform their duty while managing full, active lives and maintaining personal commitments. We must never forget that these officers are also human, and deal with the same challenges everyone else does.
If you feel suicidal or you're worried about someone you know, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. You can also text the Crisis Text Line by messaging TALK to 741741.
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